Mobile phones in Singapore

A guide for travelers who use mobile phones in Singapore.

When you travel, especially if you travel for business you need to stay connected. Of course, the hotel is in contact is a major, but that does not help when you are running from one meeting to another.

By using the mobile phone abroad that actually have two options - one is to use their existing SIM card, if your service provider has a roaming and roaming enabled. The other option is to purchase a local SIM card division that will give you a local number and pay local rates.

The main disadvantage is roaming the high cost of calling people and, of course, for people to call you. Say, for example, that you are in Singapore on business, but his appointment at 11 wants to change the time of the reunion would have to call your number internationally, so if the UK would have to call the Kingdom United and payment for that call and I would have to pay for part of the call from the UK to Singapore. A very expensive mess!

This is why the cheapest option and is easier to buy a local SIM card division. Thus, if you want to change the above appointment of the reunion when all you have to do is call a local number in Singapore and pay nothing. Most calls that are made in good local prices so that they are not stealing, either from that angle.

The creation of a services division of the SIM card of his mobile phone in Singapore could not be easier, and takes just minutes to create. All you need is your mobile phone, passport and money to buy with the card.

There are numerous service providers in Singapore to offer this kind of distribution of SIM cards, all offer more or less the same service but prices among airlines for the cost of calls, so changing it will not be up to you to decide the service they feel most comfortable with. The main service providers in Singapore, Singtel and M1, there are others, but unfortunately we did not have sufficient time to consider the others, but be ready to do that, then do.

As mentioned, both services are almost identical, the number you get with the SIM card is valid for six months, this is great because it means that the next time you visit the Singapore will remain the same and you can pass to contacts with the confidence that will not change. All you need do is add money to the card at least once in six months as from the date you add money to your SIM card number, etc will have a life of six months. So if you add money to the card in the fifth month, is valid for another six.

Singapore has gone a step further than other countries in sharing services, which can increase or even add money to the card from abroad, to invite him to buy a card at the top when you purchase your SIM card. Make sure that while carefully check the validity of the top of the card, and you need to make sure you have the greatest possible validity dates. This gives you the flexibility not to lose if the number has not been to Singapore for a while.

Other services that can benefit from sharing when using a SIM card from your mobile phone in Singapore include: voice mail, roaming, SMS, WAP access, and of course national International dialing, Caller ID, call forwarding, call waiting, call barring, and free emergency numbers.

Therefore, how much all this cost? Top and the value of the cards are available at about $ 15 to sin, and can be purchased in many places around Singapore.

When looked Singtel and M1 to offer this service we have decided to go for purely Singtel because the customer service is much better there. Singtel at actually offer higher rates to $ 0.28 per call Sin $ 0.14 per minute and no between 9 am to 9 pm, compared to the M1, which is no more reasonable $ 0291 for the first minutes, Sin $ 0.19 for second and $ 0.10 for each minute without.

Local SMS at the time Singtel No No charge $ 0.10 and $ 0.20 for an SMS. Without M1 costs $ 0.104 per SMS.

Of course, suppliers of mobile phone services are in a highly competitive market and therefore these exchange rates.

The companies offer alternatives SMS, if more than the back and chat with different types depending on the style you prefer.

If you are wondering why you need your passport to obtain this card, then the reason is very simple and very important service to have. ID or passport number will be used if the phone is ever stolen, lost or if the SIM card is broken. If any of these things happen you can transfer your existing number to a new SIM card, and the old SIM card will be disconnected.

We hope that this review of the use of mobile phones in Singapore useful. We also have articles about the use of mobile phones in Hong Kong and use of mobile telephony in Bangkok. See also: Free long distance calls when traveling.

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